Social sustainability
Alternative labels
Sustainable societies
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A 'sustainable' population? - key policy issues
Population growth has been the subject of much public discussion in recent times. However, widespread misconceptions about the pace, characteristics and implications of population growth means that much of this debate has not been as well informed by the facts as the topic deserves. To enhance public understanding, in December 2010 the Commission released a...
Strategy
International students strategy for Australia 2010-2014
This strategy outlines 12 initiatives to address four areas: international student wellbeing, quality of international education, consumer protection and availability of better information for international students.
Conference paper
Suburban renewal – greenfields of opportunity
This paper is a conversation about the opportunity provided to us to makeover our suburban environments and incrementally improve their resilience to climate change.
Report
Evaluation of the Severe Domestic Squalor Project
This report assesses the Severe Domestic Squalor Project, which aims to facilitate holistic assessment and support for people who are living in squalor; foster sustainable solutions for clients; and educate service providers. The report concludes that the program provided high quality services to an underserviced and vulnerable group of people, and that a commitment of...
Working paper
Social sustainability: towards some definitions
Since the emergence of widespread concerns over environmental degradation in the 1960s, a great deal of work has been put into the concept of environmental 'sustainability'. More recently, economic and social sustainability have been adopted as additional and interrelated concerns. Sustainability is now a broad multi-focal agenda, and terms such as 'triple bottom line' and...